I have been a recreational sailor for many years, with a particular interest in small sailing craft; therefore much of the content of my 'blog' will be related to this subject.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Hunter Horizon 27 and the Hunter Pilot 27

Hunter Pilot 27

Hunter Pilot 27

Hunter Pilot 27 transom

Hunter Horizon 27 TK

Hunter Horizon 27 TK

On 11th October, 2010 I posted an article* featuring the
Hunter Pilot 27 and I could only find praise for her. I am still of the same
opinion, and I have added new photos of a Pilot 27 here.

There are a lot of similarities between the Hunter Horizon
27 and the Pilot 27, but the latter has the advantage of dual steering - from within
the cabin or from the cockpit. She also has more headroom all-round, which is particularly
useful in the aft cabin, as the Horizon 27’s is minimal to say the least - some
may describe the enclosure as claustrophobic.

The Horizon 27 has a double berth in the forepeak with under
bunk storage. In the saloon there are comfortable settee berths to port and
starboard of a permanently fixed fold-down table. On the port hand side next to the companionway
there’s a heads compartment. Forward of this there’s a navigation table. Opposite
on the starboard side there’s a galley with a single stainless steel sink, ice
box and a cooker with an oven and grill. The aft cabin houses a cramped double
berth with access to it on the starboard side.

1 comment:

Bill Sounds like you should get a caravan. I use to think like you but actually its about sailing not the inside (don't tell the misses) high roof means lots more wind-age and more leeway. I can see the attraction of internal steering in winter but at what cost.